About Us

Dr. Abhilash N. Dhruv

DNB (Orth.); D (Orth.); FASSI
Consultant Spine Surgeon

Dr. Abhilash N. Dhruv is a board certified orthopaedic surgeon and a fellow-ship trained Spine surgeon.

He has trained at renowned institutes as a part of his academic training. He finished his graduation from DY Patil Medical College, Nerul and his orthopaedics from Post-Graduate Institute of Swasthiyog Pratishthan, Miraj. He trained in the sub-speciality of spine surgery at The Bombay Hospital, Mumbai, before furthering his training at The Children’s Hospital, Westmead, Sydney, Australia. He is well-read and has published as well as presented numerous papers in and at many prestigious national and international journals and conferences.

He is adept at surgical assessments, procedures and post-operative care. Moreover while his on-the-job experience has accorded his a well-rounded skill set, including multi-tasking and analytical skills, he excels at managing surgical services, carefully and attentively operating on patients, thoroughly assessing patients and level of surgical risk and conducting research.

He has been trained in all aspects of spine surgery including conservative therapies, traditional open and modern minimally invasive surgeries. He consults at his clinic in Gamdevi, a quiet, peaceful and green region in the microcosm that is Mumbai. In addition, he also visits Bharatiya Arogyanidhi Hospital, Juhu. He offers his surgical services at the renowned Bhatia Hospital, Tardeo; St. Elizabeth Hospital, Walkeshwar and the modern Wockhardt Hospital, Mumbai Central. In the Western Suburbs, he operates at Bharatiya Arogyanidhi Hospital, Juhu; Criticare in Andheri (W) and (E).


Medical Qualification

  • MBBS - Padmashree Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical College, Nerul, Navi MUMBAI
  • Diplomate of National Board (DNB) In Orthopaedics - Post Graduate Institute of Swasthiyog Pratishthan, Miraj,Maharashtra.
  • Diploma In Orthopaedics -Post Graduate Institute of Swasthiyog Pratishthan, Miraj,Maharashtra.

Experience

  • Fellowship in Paediatric Spine Surgery at The Childrens Hospital, Westmead, Sydney, Australia
  • Fellowship in Adult Spine Surgery, Sydney, Australia
  • Fellowship in Spine Surgery, Bombay Hospital
  • Fellowship in Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery (MISS) at Mumbai Spine, Scoliosis & Disc Replacement Centre
  • Visiting Fellow at The Queens Medical Centre, Nottingham UK
  • Visiting Fellow at Ganga Hospital, Coimbatore as part of the Association of Spine Surgeons of India Travelling Fellowship
  • Visiting Fellow at Indian Spinal Injury Centre, New Delhi as part of the Association of Spine Surgeons of India Travelling Fellowship
  • Teaching Experiance at Post-Graduate Institute of Swasthiyog Pratishthan, Miraj, Maharashtra- July 2009- October 2011
  • Teaching Experiance at Bombay Hospital Institute of Medical Sciences- November 2011- January 2014

Certificates & Courses

  • November 2014 - Workshop On Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery Using Tubular Retractors At MISSICON 2014, Ahmedabad
  • September 2014 - Cadaver Workshop On Cervical Spine Techniques Organized By Indo-American Spine Alliance (IASA) In Bengaluru, September 2014.
  • May 2013 - Advanced Lumbar Spine Workshop May 2013. Focus- Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery. Mumbai
  • April 2013 - Cadaveric Workshop On Cranio-Cervical Fixation Techniques By Dr. V. Sonntagg.
  • September 2012 - Midas Rex Drill Workshop At Indian Spinal Injuries Conference (ISICON) New Delhi
  • April 2012- Advanced Lumbar Spine Techniques “Minimal Invasive Surgery” Bombay Hospital, Mumbai,
  • January 2012- Attended Hands-On Cadaver Advanced Spine Workshop By Cure Academy In Pune
  • July 2012- AO Spine Principles Course In Hyderabad, India




Publications


  • Should We Cross the Cross-links? Kulkarni AG, Dhruv AN, Bassi AJ. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2013; 38(18): E1128:E1134
  • Micro-Endoscopic Excision of C2 Osteoid Osteoma: A Technical Report. Kulkarni AG, Dhruv AN, Bassi AJ Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2013; 38(19):E1231-E1234, September 01, 2013
  • Microendoscopic lumbar discectomy: Technique and results of 188 cases. Kulkarni AG, Bassi A, Dhruv AN. Indian J Orthop 2014;48:81-7
  • Posterior Cervico-thoracic instrumentation: Testing the efficacy of Tapered rods (Dual Diameter rods) – Accepted for publication in Journal of Spinal Disorders and Techniques (JSDT Decision JSDT-13-480R1). PDF only in the October 2014 JSDT.
  • Chapter: Technique of Odontoid Screw Fixation for Type-2 Odontoid Fractures. Kulkarni AG, Dhruv AN. In ed. Arvind Bhave “New Horizons in Spine Surgery” 2014
  • Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody fusion versus Open Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody fusion. Kulkarni AG, Dhruv AN, Hussain Bohra et al. Indian J Orthop. 2016 Sep; 50(5):464-472.
  • Should We Label All Synovial Cysts as Unstable? Kulkarni AG, Dutta S, Dhruv A, Bassi A. Global Spine J. 2017 Oct;7(7):629-635. The Use of Tubular Retractors for Translaminar Discectomy for Cranially and Caudally Extruded Discs. Kulkarni AG, Dhruv AN, Kantharajanna SB Indian J Orthop. 2018 May-Jun; 52(3):328-333.
  • Minimally Invasive Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion: An Attractive Option for Select Failed Backs. Kulkarni AG, Dhruv AN, Kantharajanna SB Asian Spine J. 2018 Feb; 12(1):52-58.
  • Presented the paper titled “MINIMALLY INVASIVE TRANSFORAMINAL LUMBAR INTERBODY FUSION [MI-TLIF] – A TAILOR MADE SOLUTION FOR FAILED BACK SURGERY?” at World society of Endoscopic, Navigated and Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeons (WENMISS) in New Delhi on 10th November 2013.
  • Presented the paper titled “THE MODIFIED MICROENDOSCOPIC DECOMPRESSION FOR THE TREATMENT OF LUMBAR CANAL STENOSIS: A REVIEW OF 165 CASES” at World society of Endoscopic, Navigated and Minimally Invasive Spine Surgeons (WENMISS) in New Delhi on 10th November 2013.
  • Presented the paper titled “CT-BASED EVALUATION OF ODONTOID: IMPLICATIONS IN FIXATION OF TYPE II ODONTOID FRACTURES” at SICOT World Congress, Hyderabad October 2013.
  • Presented the paper titled “THE MODIFIED MICROENDOSCOPIC DECOMPRESSION FOR THE TREATMENT OF LUMBAR CANAL STENOSIS: A REVIEW OF 165 CASES” at SICOT World Congress, Hyderabad October 2013.
  • Awarded the “Best Poster Award (Silver)” for “CSF leaks & Failed Back Surgery Syndrome: Is Minimal Invasive Spine Surgery more forgiving?” at Instructional Course Series (ICS) organised by ASSI & AO Spine International in August 2013.
  • Awarded the BEST PAPER award for “CLINICAL OUTCOMES OF DURAL TEARS IN OPEN & MINIMAL ACCESS SPINE SURGERY” at Bombay Hospital Research Society Meet in February 2013.

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